Welcome to Cape Town

We woke pretty early having had quite a disturbed sleep due to turbulence which meant even the flatbed and quilt plus sexy virgin jammies – oops sleep-suit….didn’t guarantee us a brilliant night’s sleep.  I was not feeling very well in the morning suffering from a slight hangover – see yesterday’s blip which explains it all very well.
After we landed we had a bit of a mad dash through Johannesburg airport to make our connecting flight to Cape Town.  This plane was massive and very full (and terribly cold) but was a nice way to sleep off our hangovers.  We didn’t really have a lot of time through J’burg to gather our first impressions of South Africa but it wasn’t too long until we were in Cape Town and picked up our luggage and cab to head to our first “home from home” for the holiday.
As we drove through Cape Town to the “One and Only” resort – I know, it sounds like a cheesy Chesney song (Link to the you tube vid) but it was a really gorgeous hotel/ resort – fantastic.
We were welcomed with a glass of bubbly – a lot of the local wine farms produce a Brut sparkling wine using the same method as Champagne – MCC – Method Cup Classique.  It is delicious and at a fraction of the cost tastes just as good.  We were quickly checked in and shown to our room which was on the islands on the complex so lovely, quiet and very spacious.  In the room there was also another bottle of sparkling loveliness and gorgeous welcome truffles which didn’t take me long to devour – yes, the hangover is cured!
We chilled out in the hotel for a bit before wandering down to the V&A waterfront for a nosy.  It is a lovely walk down with amazing little restaurants and bars mixed in with shops.  The one thing I noticed as we walked through an artisan/ local crafts market was this high pitched noise at intervals – note to self – must google it. 
The current exchange rate is very favourable to tourists currently and you can get amazing fillet steak for about £8 – and it was delicious!  A glass of the most expensive pinot noir on the menu also worked out to be incredibly cheap (about £4 – like I say, this is the most expensive glass of pinot noir).  We found a nice spot to enjoy our first meal on the waterfront.  As it was quite handy we were a bit lazy and defaulted to the Waterfront most evenings out.
All in all it was a delightful start to our honeymoon.